S/o weight gain during pregnancy TWINS

amother

Sun, Nov 24 2024, 5:49 am

How much did you gain with twin pregnancy?

Finding myself really anxious and scared to gain too much...

amother

Eggshell

Sun, Nov 24 2024, 6:05 am

I didn't gain much more than my other pregnancies and lost it quite quickly with nursing (I am naturally thin, gain a lot in pregnancy then lose it all in six months to a year). The loose skin however I couldn't do anything about and never went away completely.

amother

Valerian

Sun, Nov 24 2024, 6:33 am

Twins.
Starting weight 136 went down to 117 at full term I was 161.

amother

Camellia

Sun, Nov 24 2024, 7:03 am

I gained about 30lb which was less then my singleton pregnancy. But it was not such a good thing as my babies were born. Very small and had to spend time in the NICU.

amother

Dustypink

Sun, Nov 24 2024, 7:34 am

With twins there's a lot more for the weight to go to. There's another placenta, more amniotic fluid, even breast tissue and overall blood volume increases more then a singleton pregnancy.

I'm due now and I gained 45 with this twins pregnancy. I think I lost body fat, my arms got very thin.

Read the book by Barbara Luke on twins pregnancy. She makes a strong case for gaining well by 28 weeks to produce best outcomes for multiples. I couldn't gain as much as she recommended although I did try, bh I made it to full term and they're measuring well.

amother

Tuberose

Sun, Nov 24 2024, 12:14 pm

amother Valerian wrote:

Twins.
Starting weight 136 went down to 117 at full term I was 161.

Almost like me except for the going down part. Started at 128, gained steadily and ended at 161 day of delivery. Don't forget you have two babies, two placentas, and two water sacks, plus your own blood volume increases to handle the extra oxygen they need. Don't worry about weight gain unless your ob thinks you're putting on too much. Oh, and if you're underweight to begin with, you need to put on even more. You'll need the extra fat because you'll be nursing two babies, not just one.

amother

Cobalt

Sun, Nov 24 2024, 12:33 pm

I gained a ton. There is data showing that if you gain more especially early on your babies are born at higher weight. I knew mine would be born early and need nicu and wanted to gain a lot early to ensure good birth weights. I gained close to 50 lb and babies were 7 lb at 36 weeks but now stuck with a lot of extra weight to lose.

rzab

Sun, Nov 24 2024, 1:07 pm

This is going back 16 years. But I gained 50 pounds. And I gave birth at 33 weeks.
I lost most of it pretty quickly. I found I had a harder time losing weight with each subsequent pregnancy. Nothing to do with twins or singleton

amother

Phlox

Sun, Nov 24 2024, 1:12 pm

Found out in fith month I’m having twins
They were born in the 7th month healthy

amother

NeonYellow

Sun, Nov 24 2024, 2:22 pm

I was the slimmest I’ve been before. I lost 10 during the first trimester, ended in my 8th month with 70 lbs gained total. Lost 40 within two weeks of having them…mostly water.

Charny k

Tue, Dec 03 2024, 11:56 pm

I was the slimmest when I was expecting my twins. I was only able to eat very small portions!

amother

Ecru ↓

Wed, Dec 04 2024, 12:17 am

I gained the most than my others pregnancy.. I started 119 went down to 107 full term twin pregnancy at 37.5 was 166. I'm by nature tall and skinny.. it took me a year to reach my starting weight.... I still have this extra skin which there isnt much to do anything about it... plus I have this Diastasis Recti and my stomach is unportional.... I'm doing exercise though idk if that helps... maybe for my mind...

amother

DarkOrange

Wed, Dec 04 2024, 12:23 am

25-30 lbs. Not much overall. But the stretch changed my body shape.

Bh gave birth at 39 weeks. No NICU.

amother

↑ Ecru ↓

Wed, Dec 04 2024, 12:26 am

Oh yeah I needed to get new wardrobe and old stuff through it out cause nothing was fitting me at all.. the entire body shape changed..

amother

↑ Ecru

Wed, Dec 04 2024, 12:28 am

Your doctor let you go till 39 weeks?? My doctor told me for twins not more than 38 weeks

amother DarkOrange wrote:

25-30 lbs. Not much overall. But the stretch changed my body shape.

Bh gave birth at 39 weeks. No NICU.

amother

Honeysuckle

Wed, Dec 04 2024, 12:38 am

amother Phlox wrote:

Found out in fith month I’m having twins
They were born in the 7th month healthy

Off topic but that’s so interesting that you only knew you were carrying twins for 2 months!

cla

Wed, Dec 04 2024, 6:41 am

I gained 46 lbs. Didn't lose in the beginning. 20 came off immediately and we'll see how long the rest will hang around.

amother

Mustard

Wed, Dec 04 2024, 8:29 am

amother OP wrote:

How much did you gain with twin pregnancy?

Finding myself really anxious and scared to gain too much...

My experience was a bit different. I started out overweight. I was showing very fast even though I didn’t gain any weight. I ended my pregnancy the same weight as I started.

amother

Brunette

Wed, Dec 04 2024, 2:42 pm

Gained 40lbs, and lost 33 immediately. Also, I only had 1 placenta, not sure how much of a weight difference it would make.
With my singletons, I gained around 35lbs and lost 20lbs right away.